Aspen, Colorado

1. Ride the gondola up Aspen Mountain for lunch at the sundeck and/or a snowshoe tour with a naturalist from the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies. www.aspennature.org

2. Befriend a member of the elite Caribou Club and hobnob with celebs over a martini at the bar or chef Miles Angelo’s gourmet fare. www.caribouclub.com

1. Ride the gondola up Aspen Mountain for lunch at the sundeck and/or a snowshoe tour with a naturalist from the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies. www.aspennature.org

2. Befriend a member of the elite Caribou Club and hobnob with celebs over a martini at the bar or chef Miles Angelo's gourmet fare. www.caribouclub.com

3. On the first Thursday of each month, meet, mingle and see the works of local artists at the Red Brick Gallery in the historic Red Brick Center for the Arts. www.aspenart.org

4. Aspen's bar scene rocks. Top stops include 39 Degrees at Sky Hotel (www.theskyhotel.com), the upstairs lounge at Matsuhisa (www.matsuhisaaspen.com) and the new lounge at Cache Cache (www.cachecache.com).

5. Tour town in The Ultimate Taxi, a Yellow Cab cum nightclub/concert hall wrapped up in blinking neon trim. www.ultimatetaxi.com

6. Stop by European-style Victoria's Espresso & Wine Bar for everything from French-press coffee to dulce de leche cupcakes to organic wines by-the-glass. www.victoriasespresso.com

7. Go glam (without paying the price) at The Little Bird vintage and luxury consignment shop. 970-920-3830

8. Book a four-course dinner at the rustic-elegant Lynn Britt Cabin on Snowmass Mountain, which is accessed via snowcat and features fabulous views. www.aspensnowmass.com

9. At Snowmass, have an après-ski cocktail at the 87-foot glass bar in the soon-to-open Viceroy Hotel. Better yet, book a treatment at the spa. www.viceroysnowmass.com

10. Make like a local with everything from hand-tooled cowboy boots and custom-fitted hats from Kemosabe (www.kemosabe.com) to snowshoeing and ice-climbing gear at The Ute Mountaineer (www.utemountaineer.com).

Read the entire Insider's Guide to Aspen, Colorado, in the November/December 2009 issue of Mountain Living.